Health and Fitness

Women over 50 know something younger generations don’t: You can survive almost anything except the exhaustion you never name. For many of us, that exhaustion doesn’t arrive…

Would you like to feel steadier on your feet when walking? Would you like to stand up taller and feel more confident when you’re out and about? If you’re starting to feel unsteady, you’ll know how much this can affect your enjoyment…

Your brain functions by building pathways to increase the efficiency of organising your daily activities. If you were a working woman, you already have built-in pathways to meet your work obligations…

Most women assume that if they are struggling with their weight after 60, it must be because of their eating…

People often assume that because I’m a Doctor of Naturopathy, I’m “anti-medicine.” They imagine that I always choose herbs over hospitals, green drinks…

Disease prevention is far superior to the best treatments. By the time a serious illness is diagnosed, treatment can be complex, costly, and disruptive. That’s why regular health screenings are so important – especially after age 60, when risks for heart disease, cancer, and other chronic…

Sleep is a mysterious process for many older adults. When we are babies, we sleep… well, like babies. As younger adults, we could doze peacefully with a rock concert going on outside our window. Then, in our 50s and 60s, strange things start to happen. Our internal clock “shifts” and we may find ourselves falling asleep after dinner and waking up at 4 in the morning…

For decades, I hid a problem that I never talked about… and the holidays only made it worse. As a dietitian, I knew what I was “supposed” to be doing. But no matter how hard I tried, I couldn’t stop myself from eating the sugary comfort foods that kept piling on the weight – especially…

Aging. It happens to us all, if we are lucky enough I suppose. The effects of aging are unavoidable. So, it is in our best interest to confront our aging bodies and educate ourselves about the changes that occur. While there is nothing we can do…

If you’re a woman over 50, you already know the holidays hit differently now. Not just emotionally. Physically. One minute you’re buying gifts and juggling end-of-year deadlines; the next, you’re wiped out, and standing in your kitchen staring at yet another plate of cookies…